Implement holder or pocket



July 11, 1944. s. REYNOLDS IMPLEMENT HOLDER OR POCKET Filed Nov. 13, 1941 fiaizuyzerizeynazis Patented July 11, 1944- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE IMPLEMENT HOLDER R POCKET Schuyler Reynolds, Columbus, Ohio Application November 13, 1941, Serial No. 419,006

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a holder or pocket adapted to be worn by workmen, preferably across the front of the chest, for holding a number of articles such as tools, pencils and rulers, firmly and in such a manner that these implements will not fall out of the holder or pocket when the wearer bends over or makes other movements.

Still another aim of the invention is to provide a holder or pocket formed of metal and which is adapted to be attached, preferably across the chest of the wearer, in any suitable manner as by means of a body engaging harness or body encircling belts or straps, or which, if desired, could be attached to the clothing of the wearer.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter become more fully apparent from the following description of the drawing, which illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the pocket or holder,

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same taken substantially along the plane of the lines 2-2 of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the holder or pocket taken substantially along a plane, as indicated by the lines 33 of Figure 1, and showing tools held in place in the pocket, and v Figure 4 is a plan view of a blank from which the holder or pocket is formed.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, wherein like reference characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the different views, Ill designates generally a holder or pocket and I I designates the blank, of metal, from which pocket I0 is formed.

The blank II, as seen in Figure 4, includes a portion I2 which forms the rear Wall of the pocket l0 and which is provided with extensions I3 at the ends thereof which are adapted to be bent along the dotted lines I4. The blank II also includes an extension which projects from one longitudinal edge of the rear wall I2 and which includes a portion I5, disposed adjacent the wall l2 and a portion I6 therebeyond.

Portion I5 is adapted to be bent outwardly along the dotted lines I1 and is disposed between the lower ends of the sides I3, when said sides are bent outwardly, to form the bottom of the holder or pocket I0. Sides I3 and. bottom I5 are disposed substantially at right angles to the rear wall I2. Portion I6 forms the front wall of the holder I0 and is bent upwardly along the dotted lines I8 and extends upwardly and inwardly and toward the back wall I2. The front wall I6 is slit from its upper edge to its lower edge along a plurality of substantially parallel lines, as indicated by the lines I9 to form a plurality of spring fingers 20. Front wall I6, formed by the spring fingers 20, is disposed between the side walls I3. Spring fingers 20 normally engage against the front or inner side of the rear wall I2, as seen in Figure 2, near their upper edges and the upper ends 2| thereof are curved outwardly and away from rear wall I2.

As previously stated, the pocket or holder III is formed of metal which is sufficiently resilient so that the spring fingers 20 can be sprung outwardly from their full line to their dotted line positions of Figure 2. Also, in Figure 3 certain of the spring fingers 20 are shown sprung outwardly for engaging implements indicated at 22 and 23. It will be readily apparent that one, two or more of the spring fingers 20 may engage or hold an implement or tool, depending upon the size thereof, and the spring finger on either side of the spring fingers thus used or one of the side Walls I3 will prevent such implement or tool from moving laterally out of engagement with the holder or pocket I0. Spring fingers 20 will engage tools and implements to be held thereby with sufficient pressure to clamp them between said spring fingers and the rear wall I2 so that they will not drop out should the workman lean over. The implements 22 and 23 can be removed readily by an upward pull thereon and can be applied to the pocket II] by a downward movement thereof to cause the implements to engage the outturned ends of the spring fingers to force said ends outwardly of the rear wall I2.

Pocket I0 is adapted to be worn across the chest and may be supported by body engaging harness, waist engaging straps or belts or other suitable attaching means, not shown.

Various modifications and changes are contemplated and may obviously be resorted to, provided they fall withing the spiritv and scope of the invention as hereinafter defined by the appended claims, as only a preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed.

I claim as my invention:

1. A tool or implement holder to be worn by workmen, comprising a straight back portion adapted to be disposed against the body of the wearer, a bottom and sides projecting outwardly from said back, and spring fingers constituting the front wall of the holder extending upwardly and inwardly from the outer edge of the bottom and adapted to yieldably engage and hold tools and implements, between the spring fingers back and/or side portions.

2. A one-piece tool or implement holder or pocket to be worn by workmen, comprising a straight back wall adapted to be disposed against the body of the wearer, a bottom projecting outwardly therefrom, and a front wall extending upwardly and inwardly from the outer edge of the bottom, said front wall being provided with a plurality of slits extending immediately from the base wall to its upper edge and forming a plurality of spring fingers.

SCHUYLER REYNOLDS. 

